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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thundery. October 6. 1966 Fathers Officiate at Church Ceremony Joining Sharon Dixon, Charles Gilliland The marriage of Miss Sharon Anne Dixon, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Melvln Dixon, Heppner, to Charles Lloyd Gil liland, son of the Rev. and Mrs. Walter W. Gilliland of Corry, Ta., was solemnized at an Im pressive candlelight ceremony Sunday afternoon, August 21, at 3:30 p.m., in the Heppner Meth odist church. Vows were exchanged before an altar decorated with golden yellow gladioli in white stand ards: altar vases holding white gladioli, and flanked by tall white tapers in candieabra. White satin pew bows marked the bridal aisle. The bride was escorted to the altar and given in marriage by her father, after which he join ed the Rev. Gilliland. father of the groom, in officiating the double ring ceremony. After the exchange of vows, the bride and groom Joined in Holy com munion and the lighting of the nuptial candle. Favorite organ selections and the traditional wedding music was played by Mrs, Jay Wheel house, and accompanied the so loist, Mrs. Sam Miller, as she sang the numbers, "Seal Us. O Holy Spirit" and "Crown With Thv Benediction." The bride appeared in a floor length sheath gown of white crepe, with bodice and wrist length sleeves of Chantilly lace, and the Empire waistline ac cented with a small bow. Her Camelot chapel lace train was held at the shoulders with matching small bows, and a bouffant shoulder length Eng lish illusion veil fell from a half crown of tulle and pearl leaves. She carried a bridal bou quet of white gardenias, sur rounded with yellow rosebuds and lily of the valley, which centered a lace fan and from which fell a cascade of satin streamers. An heirloom hand kerchief carried by her grand mother at her wedding was car ried by the bride. Maid of honor for her sister was Miss Martha Jeanne Dixon. Bridesmaids were Miss Car olyn Lint of Indianapolis. Ind., and Miss Peg Shaum of Colum bus, Ohio, both former college roommates of the bride. Lighting the tapers before the ceremony were Misses Debora ar.d Marilyn Gilliland, sisters of the groom, of Correy, Pa. Gowns of the attendants were floor length Empire style, fash ioned in golden yellow crepe and crystal charm skirts, with contrasting bodices of bonded lace, accented with front bows and long streamers. Their head dresses were of circular veil caught at the top with a chif fon rose in shades of golden yellow. Each carried a single stem yellow rosebud. Serving as best man was Dav id Gilliland, brother of the groom. Ushers were David Winkle of Covington, Ky., and Bill Sher man, Heppner. For her daughter's wedding, Mrs. Dixon chose to wear a light beige lace over taffeta after noon dress, with beige and green accessories. Mrs. Gilli land, mother of the groom, ap peared in a blue lace over taf feta dress, with blue and white accessories. Each of the moth ers wore identical corsages of white gardenias, cmobined with pink rosebuds. The couple greeted their many guests at the reception which followed in the church social rooms. The bride's cake, creat ed and decorated bv Mrs. Don McCarty, friend of the family, was beautifully tiered and ac cented with yellow roses. It was mirror outlined with white net and placed on an Irish lin en cloth. Yellow and white floral arrangements attractively decorated the rooms. Cutting the cake and serving were Mrs. Kenneth Fox of Breckenridge, Mich., assisted by Miss Susan Drake. Pouring at the punch bowl and coffee ta ble were Mrs. Clarence Dosler of Myrtle Creek and Mrs. Cecil Ross, Portland, assisted bv Miss Gail Batty. In dedication to the newly weds. John Maatta sang the number, 'Climb Every Mount ain." accompanied by Mrs. Wheelhouse. Recep t i o n hostesses were WSCS members, Mrs. Robert Henry. Mrs. Douglas Drake, Mrs. Kenneth Batty. Mrs. Gene Pierce and Mrs. Bill Farra. Taking care of floral arrange ments for the sanctuary and re ception rooms were Mrs. James Hager. Mrs. Charles Vaughn and Mrs. Pierce. Miss Leslie Meador was in charge of programs at the door of the fover. Attending the gift table were Misses Margaret Green and Tamara Smith, and the guest book was presided over by Miss Brenda Young. The bride changed to a yel- anA u.-Mt linpn dress with matching accessories as they left for a wedding trip 10 plac es of interest in Washington ar, PannH.-j nn their wav East to make their home. They are now at home at liob Koyauy Court. Apt 13. Lexington, Ky. Both young people were grad uates of Asbury College, Wil more. Kv., in June. The groom has entered Asbury Seminary for further study and the bride ic taL-incr medical technology at the University of Lexington. On the eve ol me weaaing day, those in the wedding party were guests at the Heppner Grill dining room. The occasion al so honored the father ol tne bride on the occasion of his Hirthriav Father of the erOOm was guest speaker at the Sun day morning worsnip service the day of the wedding. Hnpsts pominp from out of town, besides those in the wed ding party, were Miss Eva Lynn McCleary, Indianapolis, ma.; XT,. and Trc Kpnnpth FOX. Breckenridge, Mich.; Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Ross, Portland; uer ald Wollam, Medford; Mrs. Es ihor uicrtwo and Rvron Hiebee. Shedd; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Biss. Albany; Mr. ana Mrs. Charles Henry, Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Zimmerman, nai v rpv and Mrs. Clarence Desler, Myrtle Creek; Mrs. Ray Smith and Tamara, La Grande; Mrs. Delia Murray, Union; Mr. and Mrs. Rex Dick, Monument; Mrs. Richard Paine, Pendleton, and Ron Ingle, Hermiston. Knitting Club Elects i 1 it-, 'yv f ;5 y -u-t V u i ' K QJ r I I I 1 ... ? t i i i V f t MR. AND MRS. CHARLES LLOTD GILLILAND (Sharon Anna Dixon) (Jack Jensen Photo) 5 J in a a a.u lfnittincr rluh meeting was held at the home of our leader, Mrs. Herb Ekstrom Jr. New officers elected were: Cin dy Ekstrom, president; Kathy Holtz, vice president; lenna Ctofani stvrptarv : Christina Lindstrom, news reporter; Jan Ekstrom, song leader; ana carui Holtz, game leader. We also started our new projects. Our next meeting will be at Linds trom s. Christina Lindstrom, reporter FOR ALL OUTDOOR TRAILS THIS SHOE HAS A SOLE SO IT WILL OUTWEAR ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER WORN RED'WJNG KOES 111 I ci i if ta I t I'll 1 You'll be surprised at the wear . . . the comfort, too! New Dynamar sole, steel nhank and heel molded counter mean longer wear. Brown Mustang leather upper and cushion insole give more comfort. See them, try them on. Know the difference Red Wine makes. B 9 -13, D 7 - 13, E 7-12. TOUGHEST SOLES EVER! Non-Marking "Slip-Proof "Flexible "Gasoline and Oil Resistant the same material that is used on missile launching pads. Marriage Saturday Of Virginia Jepsen Preceded by Shower IONE A bridal shower hon oring Miss Virginia Jepsen was held Tuesday afternoon, bept. m, in the social rooms of the lone United Church of Christ The rooms were attractively decor ated in the bride's chosen col ors of pink and green. Gifts were unwrapped at a table cov ered with pink tulle over white and trimmed with wedding bells. Assisting Miss Jepsen with her gifts was her sister, Mrs, Mary Holtz, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Jepsen. Lovely bouquets of flowers were about the rooms and on the tea table, which featured a bridal cake with a bride in one corner and groom in the other going to meet each other down a small bridal path. Pouring at the tea table was the bride elect's mother, Mrs. Walter Jep sen, and' her future mother-in-law. Mrs. Edna Wood of Car son, Wash. Hostesses for the party were Mrs. Alfred Nelson, Jr., Mrs. Marion Palmer, Mrs. E. J. Akers, Mrs. Hugh Salter, Mrs. E. W. Bristow, Mrs. Lloyd Howton. Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom, and Mrs. E. M. Baker. Mrs. Holtz made beautiful corsages for her sister, the two mothers, and special friends, Mrs. Annie Keene, and Mrs. Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. John Jepsen en tertained Miss Jepsen, her fi ance, Henry Wood; Mrs. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jepsen and family, and Mrs. Holtz and fam ily at a dinner Tuesday even ing before the visitors left for Portland. Central Lutheran Church in Portland was the setting for the Saturday, September 24, marri age of Virginia Catherine Jep sen of Portland and Henry Low rv Wood of Kansas City, Mo. Rev. Jerrold L. Moileen presid ed at the four o'clock ceremo ny. The young couple will make their home in Kansas City, where Mr. Wood was recently transferred. Those attending the ceremo ny from lone were Mrs. Walter Jepsen, Mrs. Robert Jepsen and Susana Jane and Bill, Mrs. Mary Holtz and Kathy and Carol, Mr. and Mrs. John Jepsen, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nel son and family. A wedding supper followed the ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Larson, brother-in-law and sister of the bride. Members of the wedding party and other guests were present. Kelly Spends Leave Here With Family Robert Kelly was in Heppner recently for a few days visit with Mrs. Kelly, Luann and Shannon. Mrs. Kelly drove to San Francisco on Saturday, September 17, to meet her hus band's ship, and the couple re turned to Heppner Wednesday, September 21. Kelly ' is a civilian engineer with the USNS Range Tracker which was in port at San Fran cisco. The Range Tracker oper ates in the Pacific as tracking ship for NASA space flights. He returned to San Francisco Sun day evening, traveling from Portland by plane. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Howell of Heppner are great-grandparents of a little girl born September 24 in Sacred Heart Hospital, Spo kane, Wn. She is the first child of Mr. and Mrs. James McLaugh lin, Jr. and her parternal grand parents are Mr. and Mrs. James McLaughlin, Sr. of Spokane. Mrs. McLaughlin is a daughter of the Howeils. Postmaster Tells Of Zip Code Week October 10 to 15 has been des ignated by President Lyndon Johnson as "Zip Code Week," Postmaster James Driscoll told the Chamber of Commerce Mon day at Its luncheon meeting. During this week, the post of fice staff will place in each post office and rural delivery box red cards on which patrons may place addresses most frequent ly used in personal correspond ence, he said. The cards are to be returned to the post office postage free, and the staff will add the prop er zip code numbers for the ad dresses. The cards then will re returned to the patrons for them to keep in their files. Only addresses of the Indi viduals, and not the individu als' names to whom the patrons write, should be placed on the cards. Driscoll thanked the business community for support that has been given to the postal depart ment's zoning improvement pro gram, which is better known as "Zip." 'The cooperation of business firms, other units of government and government agencies has been excellent." he said. "AH our large volume mailers are complying with current require ments for zip coding and pre sorting." Driscoll said that the Hepp ner Gazette-Times was one of the first newspapers in the state to be completely zip coded. Banquet Guests Hear Travelogue on Africa "Africa, the land of a new awakening,' was brought to the attention of those who attended the Methodist church Mother Daughter banquet last Wednes day evening, sponsored by the Women's Society of Christian Service. The entertaining and inform ative travelogue of recent tours along the Western and Southern coastlines of Africa was present ed by Mrs. Marion Van de Mark, acting dean of women at Port land University. Changes and advancements in cultural living among the Africans and Eth eopias were shown in a series of beautiful color slides taken by the speaker in her travels. Her recent tour was made available through the American Methodist Board of Education as a seminar study with the American Uni versity of Washington, D. C, fol lowing other tours which she had made into the Soviet Union and other European countries. The speaker was accompan ied by her sister, Mrs. Alice Gor don, also of Portland, former ex ecutive secretary of the Wo men's Boaro of Congregational churches in Hawaii during the past eight years. Mrs. Howard Kryant presided as mistress of ceremonies dur ing the program, which follow ed a roast beef dinner served by u group of the Methodist Men. A group of sing-a-long African Folk songs was led by Mrs. Wes Sherman, with Mrs. Sam Miller at the piano. Several special honors were given to mothers attending, and presented gifts ' of homemade jelly by Mrs. Bill Farra, chair man. Banquet plans were under the direction of Mrs. Robert Hen ry, WSCS president. Tom Sumner and son Craig of Arlington, visited the Jim Lovgren family in Heppner for the opening of hunting season. Craig, 13, was the successful hunter of the two. Miss Stubblefield Weds Johnny Nelson At Fossil Ceremony KIN7.UA A double rlnii can dlelight oorenionv on Saturday. September 10 at the Fossil Bap tist Church united In mnrrlniT Miss Rose Merry Stubblefield. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Stubblefield of Klimitt to John ny Nelson, son of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Nelson of Fossil. Officiating nt the 3 p.m. cere mony was Reverend Edwin Der rick. The altar was flanked by tall buskets of white gladiolus and blue and white carnations with tall blue taper in the cniuiie nhra. Lighting the candles were Colleen and Amv McCriu Wal lowa, cousins of the bride. Escorted to the nlti.r bv her father, the bride was beautiful In a gown of sheer nylon over taffeta. The full skirt was caught up In the back by clus ters of white flowers. Her veil of nvlon illusion was finger tip length and held In place by a queen's crown of Chuntillv lace, sequins and crystal beads. She wore tt pearl pendant and cur ried an arrangement of blue and white carnations centered with a corsage of white carna tions. For something old she wore her grandmother's wed ding ring on her right hand. Servli.g as maid of honor was the bride's sister, Rebecca Stub blefield. Other attendants were Mrs. Clndl Weaser of Bend, a cous in of the bride. Mrs. Mildred Williamson of Fossil, and Miss Glenda Shelton of Kinua. All the attendants wore Iden tical street length dresses of blue luce over tatfeta with white accessories. Their small veils, decorated with white doves, were held in place by circles of white satin. Thev all carried nosegays of white carnations and blue net. Beth MoCrae of Wallowu was the flower girl and carried a basket of rose petals. These pet als were from the roses Mr. Stubblefield hud given to Mrs. Stubblefield on each annivers ary and had been saved each year. Beth wore a dress of blue bonded lace. Serv ing as best man was Cur tis Potter of Condon with Dun lei Stubblefield, Deun Couture, and Rick Schaeffer serving as ushers. Carrying the rings on a white satin heart-shaped pillow was Robert Hulelt. Plaving the wedding music wus Miss Rosemary Hunt of Fossil and Mrs. Robert Kelso played for Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Freeman who sang "The Tweilth of Never" and "Always". Mrs. Stubblefield, mother of the bride, wore a blue knit suit with white accessories. She hud a corsage of white carnations. Mrs. Nelson, the groom's moth er wore a pink dross with pink lace Jacket with white accessor ies and also had a corsage of white carnations. The bride's grandmot hers were also present, with Mrs. Ralph Stubblefield of Elgin wearing pink, and Mrs. Joe Sas ser of Wallowa choosing a blue and pink flowered dress. Both had white carnation corsages. Immediately after the service the reception was held In the church basement whore the center of attention was the lovely blue and white three tiered wedding cake on the serv ing table, covered with a silver and white net cloth. After the bride and groom had cut and shared the first slice of cake, the cake was cut by Mrs. Erwin Carpenter of Bend, aunt of the bride. Coffee was served by Mrs. Verlin Conner, tea by Miss Dannie Jo Cruig, and punch by Mrs. Harry Craig. Mrs, Dallas McC'rae of Wallowa was in charge of the guest book with Miss Verla Conner attend ed the gift table. The new Mr. and Mrs. Nel son are at nome in Klnzua where John Is employed by Kln zua Corporation. Model T's 13 Days Cut to 8V2 Air Hours Forty Years Later In l!)-'t It t' Chnrlcs Gray 1.1 duvs to go to Missouri by Model T Ford, but on Sep' her -1 It biok Grav. now f Mt, Vernon. Mo., only 8' hours to flv from Missouri to Pendleton. , Urnv lived all hi Iif In the lone Lexington area before he made the Model T trip. He is now home seeing various members of his family In this area. Ho has been visiting with n nephew, Mcrrlt Gray, and family : with his niece. Mrs. L K. Huhl, and family; and with a sister In law, Mis, Gone Gray, in Hermiston. Gray will continue his trip to San Diego, Calif., whore bis son lives. Two Trackers Meet Two Trackers 4 11 horse club met (Vtober 4 nt the Wrangler li.i, himai. Officers wore elect ed. They are us follows: Hretle Howell, president: crnneis ai rams, vice president; loio Al derman, secretary, and Jill Scott, news roporlor. 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